New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-05
NETWORK CITY.

NETWORK CITY.
The Rev. Or. ROhinson's lecture tomorrow evening
at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, will In
clude description Of the recent excavation OF
Pharaoh's house in TahpanheS.'
Caspar b. Beaver, age forty-cight, OF No. 1861
Tenth ave, was held In 81 600 bail in the Harlem
Police Court yesterday for trying to throw his daughter
out OF the fourth story window
The Dock Board yesterday awarded contract to
Ronald Gilles for building a pier at West Thirty
sccondst 10 cost $50 600 1t VII he 100 feet de AMI
COO feet long. of the largest in the city and by
agreement is leased 10 the New York Central Railroad
for ten years at $4,000 a year.
The AlesIas passengers and baggage were all on
the ship Washington yesterday. Three moro cases OF
measles were found on the steamer Brit ANNA, making
fifteen I'm all
Professor w. IT, Thomson, Of the Medical College Of
the University of the City of Ncw-York, will continue
his course Sunday afternoon lectures at Association
Hall this winter The general subject will be The
Scripture Teaching on the Future Lie Inc al
dresses will take place each Sunday at . p. m
Tho sale Of tickets for the concerts which sgnor
Campanni give In the Metropolitan Opera House
and Chicher.ng Hall Will open this morning.
H. f. B.-Thanksglvlng Day November Is In
1850.
The New-York Athletic and Crescent football clubs
will play at the Polo Grounds to-day The kick Off
will occur at 80 p M
James A. Bailey, tho circus man. has commissioned
the Pennsylvania Railroad TO build for him private
car which will be exceptionally handsome and well
appointed. The car will be Of unusual length and
will serve as his homo and Office. and will contain
reception. sleeping dining and smoking rooms and
fine kitchen The will he sde-trackcd whore th'
show exhibits and there will be telephone connection
with the office under the tents
The barnard Literary Association Of COLUMBIA College
has challenged Of the literary societies Of Prince
ton 10 q debate this winter.
william F. Dodge will preside at the students
meeting in Dockstadcr's Theatre. tomorrow evening
A deleeaton of Princeton students will take part In
the exercises.
1t was said at Police Headquarters yesterday that
the police had not been asked TO search for stcna
Schmidt. the young woman who disappeared from her
home and her ia hers beer shop at No 20 East Forty
mnth-st. In september
Rudolph Theodore Gottlob Buck, German brick
layer age thrty-sIx. committed suicide at schmidrs
Hotel, No: Battery place on Thursday nigNt by
shooting himself through the heart. Poverty and
drink were the cause.
Fresh maclerc are exceptionally largo, fine and
fat this fall. Fancy kits Of nftccn selected fish In
pickle bring 80.
Eighteen hundred and thiry-two BAGS and barrels Of
pecan nuts arrived rom Texas Yesterday. They find
market chiefly in New-Engand
Florida oranges begin to arrive by steamers. Tie
quality of the early pckngs is not fine.
meeting Of The White Cross Army. in connection
with the Young Mems Christian Association, will DC
held tomorrow az 80 p. m In Association Hall.
Address cs will be made by Dr. T.. 81. John Roosa.
and DR.. Luther Gulick The meeting is intended for
young men only.
BROOKLYN.
published report that tho wife Of snpervl.or-at
Large John 4. 0uintard died Of typhoid pneumonia j.
untrue Acute pneumonia vas the cause.
Mrs Susan Winan died al 80 1872 South Fourth
St, Yesterday tho ago Of ninety seven. SIC fcll
recently and fractured her thigh. and that injury
together with dropsy cau-cd her death
now time schedule went into effect on The brooklyn
Elevated road yesterday. and the hcadway OF trains
was reduced from three minutes to two, and from nNc
minutes TO three.
A. S Barnes. the publisher. las been seriously sick
but was reported 10 be improving yesterday
In a fit Of apoplcxy Mrs. Eva Bcndcrlen. ~ No.
143 nmholdt--t. fell the stove in her yc,er
day and fatally burned when found She was
dead
Miss susie Wlman. 81 40. 10 South FUurhSf.. was
reported yesterday 10 have died OF cont arious disease
and the Board Of Health ordered an Inquest
surrogate Lott has admitted TO probate the will Of
Mrs Lucy Nandcrveer, Of Coney Island, when be
qucaths an Of SIjOOOJ cic'y TO two daughters
and was contested BY four sons on the ground Of
undue influence.
Orders were received al the Navy Yard Yesterday.
from the Navy Department to stop work on the mes
cruiser Boston. which Is rapidly approaching compile
ton This T. said be the result Of official
quarrel In regard to the supervision " the work. II
the troublc be patched up the work viii be resumed